Disappearing handle



Aug. 20, 1935. STEIN DISAPPEARING HANDLE Original Filed June 14, 19

Patented Aug. 2c,193!5` ffl.:

DISAPPEAMNGHANDLE Y Leo Stein, Chicago, lill.v o Y Original application-June "14; 1934, Serial No. 730,555.Y Divided and this aiDlicatiOIl Feblllary 27,1935, Serial No.` 8,4411' Y g y .B

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material-sheet I3` and an inner material'sheet The invention relates Yto I disappearing handles and slip pooketstherefor and more particularly it relates to disappearing khandles especially adapted for use withbags, brief cases,.portfolios andthe like, the useof which at times renders a handler an, undesirable appendage.

- This application isa division of my co-pending application for Multi-pocket brief caseand portfolio; SerialNo. 730,555, led June 14,4934.

is an objectfof the inventio'nitev provide an improved ndisappearing handle of the -kin'd described and of a shape and construction adapting it, when retracted; to occupy a narrowV constricted space whereby itmay be advantageously usedy with all kindsv of Vluggagenand .A especially adapts it for use with portfolios, brief; cases and the-like which areY frequently carried under thel arm or openedup onY a ,desk or table 'and when so -used,-it5is desirable that the handles behidf v Another object of the invention is the provision of a handle of the kind described and a corre spondingpocket vtherefor which occupies a minilmum of spaeeandfdoesv not'dimi-nish the normal capacity of the luggagel carried or in `any Way affect-'the externallappa'rance of ysuch luggage. "A further objectpfthe invention-is theprovi` sion ofV ahandle and cooperating. pocket Vwhich is economical of manufacture,v simple"- durable and satisfactory vfora-its intended-purpose.

Vl\/Ianyother objects and advantages of the construction herein shown Vand described will vbev obvious'to thoses'killed intheart'irom the disclosurehereingiven.` rTe this end my invention consists inthe novel construction, arrangement and combination of fparts herein Shown 'anddescribed and 'more' particularly pointed outin the claims.I

VInl the drawing, whereinlike reference characters indicate likefor' corresponding parts:

Figq, 1 is an'inside vView o f one sider of abref vtease. having-a vhandle embodying the principles of the. .ini/61.11211@ mounted thereon anugho'wnin .extended position; Y

f Fig. 21st a'section takenaiongme liner-2 of Fig. l and drawnto a'larger scale; yand Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the handle shown Y side off a; portfolio iorj 'brief case providing a i' Thev wall'. ofgjthe portfolio' comprises an.v outer 'I fastenedattheir'edges to vform the pocket Il; A strip I5 projectinginwardly from the juncture of the sheets I3 andA Ill extends downwardly and upwardlyto provide a recess I between.

its edges' and i'sadapted for connection with a similar strip onthe Yother sidev of the case, not 'Y shown, The strips cooperateto provide al bellows-like closure member for the 'portfolio'.l The strip I5 provides a pair of spaced apartapertures Il at the bottom'of the recess I6 which arefre-V spectively in `alignment with a .corresponding pair of recesses I8 in the `material sheet I4;

The handle I2 comprises a relatively long thin plate orV bar IS, preferably'slightly'flexible, and movable vertically Within the pocketILffA U- shaped handle piece 20, is fastened to the inner lfside Vof the plate I9 vby means of rivets or the like 42i, `at a selected distance fromv the top of the plate. The stems ofthe handle pece-f2'0,'re

spectively extend through the aligned apertures Il and I Band the spacing of the rivets 2 I` from Vthe top edgeof the plate I9 is suchthat `when vthe handle is extended Vto the Vdottedline'position shown in llig. 2, the plate is wedged between thek sheets I3 and M. The vertical dimension of TheV sheet" I3 is preferably constructed of leath'ervor material which iszre'latively nnyield- 'ing and thesheet Ill is Vconstructed of material having greater Aiiexibilityso that theiouterV sur'- yfaceiof 4theportfolio is not distorted by the 'han die Iiiwhen in OILI 1.2'. l

V The handle @l2 is-shoWrr in itsv retractedposition-n f ulllines i'nFig. 2 wherein thetransverse portion of tliefh'anc'lle piece 2@ is positioned at 'the bottom of the recess `I 6 vand is-thereby hidden 'from viewv of thecasualfobserver, `Itis `understood that the other side of the'case'for'portfolio `is provided with'a similar pocketV I'I' and handle I' 2 s`o thatAWhen-the case is'rclosedthehandles will .befin juxtaposition and adaptedfor extension-when it"is"'desired to carry the portfolio thereby. M V i. Thus it-willlrbefseenfthat I- have provided novel improvements meis/appearing. handles andy an;

" ehorage'or slip"pockets?therefor.thesamebeing :adapted: for usefeither' singlyAV or, pairs with: a

v2. A device of the kind side may be connected to the opposite strip inr any suitable manner, as for example, some type of sliding, hookless fastening means. It will be particularly noted that when the handle is withdrawn as indicated thedotted lines in Fig. 2, the plate I 9 firmly engages between thesheets, I3

and I4 so that the same, to all intents and'pur'- poses, is the same as if rigidly connected td the case, so that there is no slipping and skewing of the case when the same is carried by the han-- dles. When it is desired to carry the case under the arm without the handles, Athe handles are pushed into place and retained therein out of the way, without in any way detracting fromv the appearance of the device. i Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various vimmaterial modifications'may be made in the same without departing lfrom the spirit of my invention;Y hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.. f WhatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters, Patent is:

1.` In a device of the kind described lmaterial arranged to form an elongated relatively narrow slip pocket having one side wall providing an aperture, a member projecting from said apertured side wall above and in close proximity to said aperture and providing arecess in the side opposite the aperture, said member having an aperture in alignment with the aperture in said side wall, an elongated member positioned in said pocket, ahandle piece fastened to the elongated member and projecting through Ysaid aligned apertures, the projecting end of said handle piece being elongated and adapted to be positionedwithin said recesswhen it is retracted, said handle piece and elongated member being operatively related in a manner whereby extension of-thehandle Vpiece actuates said elongated member to a position wherein it is wedged between the side walls of the pocket adjacent the top thereof. l described comprising a pair of material sheets fastened Vtogether at their edges to form the side walls of a slip pocket, one of saidV` sheets having an aperture therein, a member projecting laterally from said apertured sheet above and Ain close proximity to said aperture, and providing a recess in the side opposite the, aperture, Ysaid member having,V an aperture in alignment withr said aperture in thejmaterial sheet, an elongated member lpositioned in said pocket, a handle piece fastened to the elongated member and projecting-through said aligned a position whereinit is wedged between the side walls of theV pocket in proximity to their adjacent line of connection. Y

3. A device of the kindy describedcomprising material arranged to form "anelongatedrelatively `narrow slip pocket, having one side wall providing a pairv ofiapertures adjacent one edgeV of the'pocket, a member projecting laterally from said apertured side wall above and in close proximity to said apertures and providing a recess in the side opposite said apertures, said member providing a pair of apertures respectively in `alignmentwith-the apertures in said side wall, Van elongatedgmember positioned in said pocket,

an inverted U-shaped handle piece having its Y stem portions respectively projecting through said aligned apertures and fastened to said elongated member, the transverse portion of the handle piece being adapted toV be positioned within saidrecess when the handle piece is retracted, said handle piece and elongated member being operatively related in a manner whereby extension of the handle piece actuates said elongated member toa position wherein it is wedged between the side walls of the pocket adjacent the top thereof.

4. A Vdevice of the kind described comprising a pair of material sheets fastened together at their edges to form the side walls of a slip pocket, one of said sheets having a pair of apertures adjacent to the connected portions of thetop of said sheets,V a member projecting laterally from said apertured sheet above and in close proximity to member, the transverse `portion of the handle piece beingadapted to be positioned within said Vrecess when `the handle piece is retracted, said handle piece and elongated member being operatively related in a manner whereby; extension of the handle piece-actuates said member to a position wherein it is wedged between the side walls of the pocket. f,V j Y 5. A hand bag comprising a body portion providing a pair of material sheets fastened together at their Vedges to form a slip pocket, one of sai'd'sheets having an aperture therein.adja cent its upper edge, a strip of material projecting from said apertured sheet above and in close proximity to said aperture and providing a recess in the side opposite to said aperture, said strip having an aperture in alignment with the aperture in the material sheet, an elongated member positioned vin said pocket, a handle piece fastened to the elongated member and projecting through said aligned aperture, the projecting end of said handle piece being elongated laterally and adapted tobe positioned within said recess when retracted, said handle piecefandvmember being operatively related in Va manner whereby extensionA of the handle piece actuates said member 'to' a position lwherein it is wedged between the vrside wallsY of the pocket adjacent the top Y thereof.

6. A hand bag comprising abody portion providing a pair of material sheets fastened together at their edges to form a slip'pocket, -oneof vsaid sheetsjhaving-an aperture therein adjacent its upper edge, a strip of material projecting from said apertured sheet above and in close proximity to said aperture, and providing a recess in the side opposite to said aperturasaid 'strip havingl an aperturein alignmentwith the aperture'in the material sheet, an -elongatedmember positioned Y in-saidfpocket, a handle piecefastened to the elongated member and projectingv through said rsionof the handle piece actuates said member l aligned aperture, the projecting end of said hanto a position wherein it is wedged between the die piece being elongated laterally and adapted to be positioned within said recess vwhen retracted,

said handle piece and member being operatively related in a manner whereby extension of the handle piece actuates said member to a position wherein it is wedged between the side walls of the pocket adjacent the top` thereof.

7. A hand bag comprising a body portion providing apair of material sheets fastened together at their'edges to provide a slip pocket," one of said sheets having a pair of apertures adjacent to the connected portions of the top of said sheets,a strip of material projecting laterallyfrom said apertured sheet above and in close proximity to said apertures, said member having `a recess on the side opposite said apertures and providing a pair of apertures'in said recess respectively in` alignment with the apertures in said material sheet, an elongated member positioned in said pocket, an inverted U-shaped handle piece havingy its stern portions respectively projectingv y through said aligned apertures and fastened tov said elongated membenthe transverse portion of the handle piece being adapted to be posi- `tioned within said recess when the handle piece is retracted, said handle piece and member being operatively related in a manner whereby extenside walls ofthe pocket adjacent the top thereof.

8. A hand bag comprising a body portionproviding a pair of material sheets fastened together at theirzedges to form a slip pocket, one of'said to the connected portions of the top of said sheets,

sheets having a plurality of apertures adjacent f a strip of material projecting llaterally from said apertured sheet above and in close proximity to said apertures, said stripghaving a recess in the side opposite said apertures and providing a pluralityiof recesses respectively in alignment with i l the apertures in said material sheet, an elongated member positioned in said pocket, a handle piece comprising an outer transverse member and .a plurality of stems respectively projecting through said aligned apertures, means fastening said Sternsy to said velongated member, said transverse Vmember being adapted toA be positioned vwithin 

